Disinfector.



F. J. GAUS.

DISINPEGTOR.

APPLICATION FYILBD AUG. 14, 1008.

Patented Mar. 23

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFTQEQ FREDERICK .T. GAUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM VOGEL AND BROTHERS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A FIRM.

DISINFECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed August 14, 1908. Serial No. 448,532.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FREDERICK J. GAUS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDisinfectors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates more particularly to a disinfector adapted toautomatically feed a disinfecting liquid.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficientdevice in which the outer casing comprises a plurality of members one ofwhich is relatively movable with respect to the others so as to adaptthe device not only to hold the liquid but to be moved so as to placethe outlet in various positions for directing the disinfectant to thedesired point.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple device whichmay be readily attached to a suitable support, and in which the liquidmay be automatically fed and a part of the feeding means held to arelatively movable member of the casing or receptacle.

The invention will be hereinafter more particularly described withreference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end ofthe description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of oneform of device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section,partly in elevation, of the interior of the device. Fig. 3 is asectional view, partly'in elevation, taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 2and Fig. 4 isa vertical section, partly in elevation, of the lower partof the device.

The casing or receptacle 10 comprises a cylindricalbody portion ormember 11 which is adapted to be fastened to a support and hasperforations or openings 12 at the upper portion thereof, and hinged tothe upper part of the member 11, as at 13, is a cover or cap 14 which isadapted to be held to the body 11 by a spring catch 15. This springcatch 15 is held at 16 to the member 11, and has an opening near theupper part thereof which is adapted to engage a pin 17 so that saidcatch 15 must be forced inward by inserting a device through one of theopenings 12 and forcing the fastener 15 away from the pin 17 before thecover or cap 15 can be swung on its hinge.

A vessel 18 is adapted to be placed within the receptacle 11, and thisvessel holds the liquid disinfectant, and is provided with means, as avalve secured to a stem 19, whereby when the receptacle is inverted itwill automatically feed the liquid tothe outer receptacle as is usual indevices of this character.

As a means to hold one member of the outer receptacle 1O relativelymovable with respect to the other so that the disinfectant may bedirected to the desired point, 1 pro vide the men'ibr-r 11 at the lone rend thereof u ith an annular bead or rib 2t) nhich extends outward fromthe member 1 'l, and this head is adapted to {it into a groove 21 formedby beading or making a rib, as at 22, in the upper end of the member 23.The member 23 of the receptacle is adapted to receive the liquid fromthe inner receptacle 18, and by reason of the rib 22 fitting about therib or head 20 of the member 1.1 permits said member 23 to be movedrelatively with respect to the member 11. so as to shift the tubularoutlet opening 24 to any desired position.

The outlet opening 2 1 is in alincmentn ith a tubularpart 25 whichprojects upwardfrom the base 26 of the member 23, and is held to saidbase, and said tubular portion 25 is connected to a shorter tubular part27 b means of a plate 27 or otherwise. A wic 29 extends into the liquidat the bottom of the member, and passes through the tubular part 27 inthe tubular part 25 and serves as a means to automatically feed thedisinfectant material to the outlet 24.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple and efficient device isprovided, and that one of the members carrying the automatic feed andoutlet may be shifted rela tively with respect to the member to which itis held so that the said outlet and food may be placed in variouspositions to properly direct and feed the disinfectant.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby l'lettcrs Patentz 1. A drip tank for liquid disinfectants, comprisingan inner feeding receptacle, an outer reccp t acle having one memberprovided with an annnla r rib at the lower edge thereof,

and a relatively movable member adaptedto receive the liquid from theinner receptacle and having an annular grooved rib adapted to lit aboutthe rib of the other member so as to be movable thereon, said movablemember being provided with an outlet, and feeding means carried by saidmovable member adapted to automatically feed the liquid to the outlet.

2. A drip tank for liquid disinfectants, comprising a receptacle havingone member provided with an annular bead at the lovcer edge thereof, anda relatively movable member having an annular grooved rib adaptedto fitabout the bead of the other member so as to be movable thereon, saidmovablen1ember being provided with an outlet, and feed ing means carriedby said movable member adapted to automatically feed the liquid to theoutlet.

A drip tanl; for liquid disinfectants, having an outer receptaclecomprising a plu rality of members, one member of vzhich is providedwith an annular bead at the lower edge thereof, and a rotatable cuphaving an eccentrically located outlet tube and having an annulargrooved rib adapted to iit about the bead of the other member so as tobe movable thereon.

This specification signed and vitnessed this 13th day of August A. 1).,1908.

FREDERICK J. GAUF:v

Witnesses O. C. PATTERSON, A. BECKER.

